Sony VAIO NR

Introduction

This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Sony VAIO NR laptop.

This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

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# Uncomment the next two lines to enable Spoof protection (reverse-path filter)# Turn on Source Address Verification in all interfaces to# prevent some spoofing attacks#net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter=1#net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1

# Uncomment the next line to enable TCP/IP SYN cookies# This disables TCP Window Scaling (http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/5/167),# and is not recommended.#net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1

# Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for IPv4#net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

# Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for IPv6#net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1

#################################################################### Additional settings - these settings can improve the network# security of the host and prevent against some network attacks# including spoofing attacks and man in the middle attacks through# redirection. Some network environments, however, require that these# settings are disabled so review and enable them as needed.## Ignore ICMP broadcasts#net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1## Ignore bogus ICMP errors#net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = 1# # Do not accept ICMP redirects (prevent MITM attacks)#net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0#net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0# _or_# Accept ICMP redirects only for gateways listed in our default# gateway list (enabled by default)# net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects = 1## Do not send ICMP redirects (we are not a router)#net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0## Do not accept IP source route packets (we are not a router)#net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0#net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0## Log Martian Packets#net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1## The contents of /proc/<pid>/maps and smaps files are only visible to # readers that are allowed to ptrace() the process# kernel.maps_protect = 1

# low-quality, just noise when being used for sound playback, causes# hangs at desktop session start (Ubuntu: #246969)blacklist snd_pcsp

# EDAC driver for amd76x clashes with the agp driver preventing the aperture# from being initialised (Ubuntu: #297750). Blacklist so that the driver# continues to build and is installable for the few cases where its# really needed.blacklist amd76x_edac

Back to Table of Contents/etc/modprobe.d/dkms.conf

# modprobe information used for DKMS modules

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blacklist ath_pci

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# For some Atheros 5K RF MACs, the madwifi driver loads buts fails to# correctly initialize the hardware, leaving it in a state from# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop# madwifi from loading by default. Use Jockey to select one driver# or the other. (Ubuntu: #315056, #323830)blacklist ath5k